Have you ever finished a conversation and thought, “What were they trying to say?” Maybe the message isn’t received the way the sender intended, or the sender wasn’t clear in the first place. There are many barriers to communication, and they may occur at any stage of the communication process. Barriers can lead to your message becoming distorted, causing confusion or misunderstanding, which can lead to the loss of both time and money at work. Effective communication involves overcoming these barriers and conveying a clear, concise message, and then confirming that it was received on the other end. Here, we’ll discuss seven common communication barriers and how to get around them.